NBA and YMCA announce year-long collaboration as part of World Basketball Day on Dec. 21 to help further the game's growth.

"Celebrate World Basketball Day by discovering 5 mind-blowing facts about the sport you love! From Dr. Naismith’s winter ...

The NBA and the world's basketball community will celebrate the third annual World Basketball Day on Dec. 21 with events to ...

The NBA and the YMCA have come together to collaborate on a year-long youth basketball and community-focused program.

Basketball was invented in 1891… using a soccer ball. The first games were very slow.  Each time someone scored, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball because the baskets had no holes.

Rwanda and Africa on Sunday, December 21, joined the global basketball fraternity in marking World Basketball Day, an annual celebration aimed at highlighting the benefits of basketball, including its ...

NBA Family and Global Basketball Community to Engage Hundreds of Millions of Youth and Fans in Celebration of World ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - On December 21, 1891, 30-year-old James Naismith introduces the first game of basketball. Based ...

World Basketball Day has been celebrated since 2023. This day is celebrated on 21 December because on that day in 1891, the ...

The Basketball Hall of Fame held a special youth basketball clinic in collaboration with the YMCA of Greater Springfield.

The YMCA of Pueblo will be celebrating World Basketball Day this weekend, with 100 teams and 921 players from the community.

Dr. James Naismith introduces the first game of basketball. Based on 13 rules created by Naismith, the game is tested by 18 students at the School for Christian Workers in ...